The left side of Ayan Mohamed's face was untouched by the shrapnel that shattered the right side during the Somali Civil War. Ayan is photographed here without the niqab that she wears to avoid stares and unwanted questions.
Doctors to rebuild face shattered by war —
The left side of Ayan Mohamed's face was untouched by the shrapnel that shattered the right side during the Somali Civil War. Ayan is photographed here without the niqab that she wears to avoid stares and unwanted questions.
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The shrapnel created a hole in Ayan's face, making it impossible for her to close her right eye and difficult to eat. Doctors plan to close the gap and repair the area using tissue from her forearm.
A life lived with shocking injuries —
The shrapnel created a hole in Ayan's face, making it impossible for her to close her right eye and difficult to eat. Doctors plan to close the gap and repair the area using tissue from her forearm.
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Ayan sits with Edna Adan Ismail to her left, and Noela Phillips, chair of the Rotary Ayan Project organizing committee to her right, as they discuss her surgery set for February 22, 2014.
Ayan wears a niqab to avoid stares —
Ayan sits with Edna Adan Ismail to her left, and Noela Phillips, chair of the Rotary Ayan Project organizing committee to her right, as they discuss her surgery set for February 22, 2014.
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Edna Adan Ismail accompanied Ayan to Brisbane for surgery, bringing an end to an 11-year campaign to get help for the young Somali woman.
Former foreign minister appealed for help —
Edna Adan Ismail accompanied Ayan to Brisbane for surgery, bringing an end to an 11-year campaign to get help for the young Somali woman.
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A 3-D model shows the damage to the right side of Ayan's face caused by shrapnel from a bullet fired when she was just two years old.
Model shows extent of injury to face —
A 3-D model shows the damage to the right side of Ayan's face caused by shrapnel from a bullet fired when she was just two years old.
Courtesy: Colleen Clur